I appreciate the idea of putting "Retired" at the beginning of the clues
for a "Retired" letterbox. I have a few that have gone missing (and I
listed them as such) but were in very interesting/pretty places (which
a lot of folks just want to go to interesting/pretty places even if they
don't find a box). It seems I read that a lot of folks just want the
hike even if no box. And maybe someone else would want to plant another
box in that beautiful place. (humm.....wonder if that will start another
conversation) Anyway, I do like the LBNA feature of helping me get a
rough idea of how many boxes I have placed, as well as found, and hope
they do not delete this feature. If you wish to delete a box from the
site you can still do it....... the request is made by the site strictly
for those who desire the counting feature and you can disregard their
desire. Now I need to go put "Retired" at the first of my
missing/never to be replaced box names on LBNA.
Cordially,
Safari Man
Retire vs. Deleting retired letterboxes
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Started on 2006-02-16
Retire vs. Deleting retired letterboxes
From: Glenn Bergdorf (bergdorf@juno.com) |
Date: 2006-02-16 08:38:57 UTC-05:00
Re: Retire vs. Deleting retired letterboxes
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-02-16 15:02:13 UTC
Sometimes missing (and retired) boxes do reappear! I have no idea why
but I've had several of my missing boxes come back to life with no help
from me after a LONG while. I figure somebody found the box, took it
home with them, had no idea what they had until they researched it a
bit, when they figure it out sometimes it takes a while to return back
to the area to replace it and eventually it returns.
One letterbox in the Seattle area hidden by a lady who didn't live in
the area was picked up by another lady who, while visiting the area,
went for a hike, found the letterbox, took it home, threw it in her
suitcase, took an extended trip to Japan, researched what it was and
eventually returned it to the original hiding spot (perhaps by way of
the owner who lives in New England?)--months and months later. It
happens! You just never know!
Personally, I had a mystery box that I received multiple missing
reports on. I went to its hiding spot two different times and
confirmed it was missing both times. Returned again just for some
exercise and lo & behold found it alive & well on the opposite side of
the structure under which it was hidden. Turns out a geocache was
later hidden in the area in a similar manner and the geocachers kept
finding and rehiding the letterbox in a slightly different location
causing many of the letterboxers to report it missing (including the
box owner!!!).
dlphinus
but I've had several of my missing boxes come back to life with no help
from me after a LONG while. I figure somebody found the box, took it
home with them, had no idea what they had until they researched it a
bit, when they figure it out sometimes it takes a while to return back
to the area to replace it and eventually it returns.
One letterbox in the Seattle area hidden by a lady who didn't live in
the area was picked up by another lady who, while visiting the area,
went for a hike, found the letterbox, took it home, threw it in her
suitcase, took an extended trip to Japan, researched what it was and
eventually returned it to the original hiding spot (perhaps by way of
the owner who lives in New England?)--months and months later. It
happens! You just never know!
Personally, I had a mystery box that I received multiple missing
reports on. I went to its hiding spot two different times and
confirmed it was missing both times. Returned again just for some
exercise and lo & behold found it alive & well on the opposite side of
the structure under which it was hidden. Turns out a geocache was
later hidden in the area in a similar manner and the geocachers kept
finding and rehiding the letterbox in a slightly different location
causing many of the letterboxers to report it missing (including the
box owner!!!).
dlphinus
Re: [LbNA] Retire vs. Deleting retired letterboxes
From: J A R S (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-02-16 12:13:34 UTC-05:00
Good points about keeping the retired boxes with the clues/descriptions in the database. There seems to be quite a few LBers who feel that letterboxing is about the hike and discovering a beautiful place more than it is about finding the box. They might enjoy hiking out to spots that used to have a box. And some may even plant a new box where the retired box once lay - something they might not have done if they didn't know about the spot.
I like the counting feature and I like to look back at and re-read the clues to boxes that I've found, so I'd be disappointed to see a retired box removed from the site.
I wonder how difficult it would be for the webmasters to suppress boxes marked retired but still keep them in the database and make them searchable.
JARS
Glenn Bergdorf wrote: I appreciate the idea of putting "Retired" at the beginning of the clues
for a "Retired" letterbox. I have a few that have gone missing (and I
listed them as such) but were in very interesting/pretty places (which
a lot of folks just want to go to interesting/pretty places even if they
don't find a box). It seems I read that a lot of folks just want the
hike even if no box. And maybe someone else would want to plant another
box in that beautiful place. (humm.....wonder if that will start another
conversation) Anyway, I do like the LBNA feature of helping me get a
rough idea of how many boxes I have placed, as well as found, and hope
they do not delete this feature. If you wish to delete a box from the
site you can still do it....... the request is made by the site strictly
for those who desire the counting feature and you can disregard their
desire. Now I need to go put "Retired" at the first of my
missing/never to be replaced box names on LBNA.
Cordially,
Safari Man
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I like the counting feature and I like to look back at and re-read the clues to boxes that I've found, so I'd be disappointed to see a retired box removed from the site.
I wonder how difficult it would be for the webmasters to suppress boxes marked retired but still keep them in the database and make them searchable.
JARS
Glenn Bergdorf
for a "Retired" letterbox. I have a few that have gone missing (and I
listed them as such) but were in very interesting/pretty places (which
a lot of folks just want to go to interesting/pretty places even if they
don't find a box). It seems I read that a lot of folks just want the
hike even if no box. And maybe someone else would want to plant another
box in that beautiful place. (humm.....wonder if that will start another
conversation) Anyway, I do like the LBNA feature of helping me get a
rough idea of how many boxes I have placed, as well as found, and hope
they do not delete this feature. If you wish to delete a box from the
site you can still do it....... the request is made by the site strictly
for those who desire the counting feature and you can disregard their
desire. Now I need to go put "Retired" at the first of my
missing/never to be replaced box names on LBNA.
Cordially,
Safari Man
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Re: Retire vs. Deleting retired letterboxes
From: Rick in Boca (rick_in_boca@bigfoot.com) |
Date: 2006-02-16 22:03:27 UTC
I once hid a box so well that even I couldn't find it.
I was surprised when someone later reported it as a find!
Having just adopted (why oh why did I do this?) about 30 abandoned
letterboxes, I believe I'd like to keep the clues posted for the boxes
I can't find because 1) they may actually still be out there, and B) I
like the historical aspect of the cool early boxes planted circa 2001.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dvn2rckr" wrote:
>
> Sometimes missing (and retired) boxes do reappear!
I was surprised when someone later reported it as a find!
Having just adopted (why oh why did I do this?) about 30 abandoned
letterboxes, I believe I'd like to keep the clues posted for the boxes
I can't find because 1) they may actually still be out there, and B) I
like the historical aspect of the cool early boxes planted circa 2001.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "dvn2rckr"
>
> Sometimes missing (and retired) boxes do reappear!